Webinar
Diabetes Dilemmas: CGM, A1c Measurements, & New Management Strategies
Self-study online course - Physicians, Nurses, Certified Diabetes Educators, Pharmacists, and Laboratory professionals
The Path to Painless Point-of-Care Implementation: Training, Competency, & Quality Control
Self-study online course - Physicians, Nurses, Respiratory therapists, and Laboratory professionals
The Path to Painless Point-of-Care Implementation
Self-study online course - Physicians, Nurses, Respiratory therapists, and Laboratory professionals
Critical Care
Four Key Reasons to Use a Handheld Blood Analysis System
ACR Manual on Contrast Media 2023
April, 2023
Use of Intravenous Iodinated Contrast Media in Patients with Kidney Disease:
Consensus Statements from the American College of Radiology and the National Kidney Foundation
Blood Gas Testing
Implementation of point-of-care blood gas testing at a large community hospital: Cost analysis, sepsis bundle compliance, and employee engagement.
Can J Respir Ther. 2021; 57: 60–67. Published online 2021 Jun 4. doi: 10.29390/cjrt-2021-008. PMCID: PMC8177004PMID: 34164573
StatPearls: Arterial Blood Gas
Informatics
Introduction to Laboratory Informatics Series
Primary Care - Chronic Disease
CDC - National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
About Chronic Diseases
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services:
Chronic Conditions
Primary Care - Diabetes
ADA Standards of Care in Diabetes
2023
Primary Care - Kidney Disease
CDC- Chronic Kidney Disease Basics, Risks, and Publications
National Kidney Foundation:
Kidney Failure Risk Factor: Urine Albumin-Creatinine Ratio (uACR)
Laboratory Testing
Understand your lab tests, understand your health
Laboratory Management
MedicalLab Management Magazine
Point of Care Testing
Identifying and Mitigating Potential Variables in Point-of-care Testing
AACC/ADLM Point-of-Care Testing:
A How-To Guide for the Non-Laboratorian
ADLM Point-of-Care Professional Certification Candidate Handbook
AACC Guidance Document on Management of Point-of-Care Testing
CDC: Good Laboratory Practices for Waived Testing Sites
CDC: SELF-ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST FOR GOOD TESTING PRACTICES
CDC: To Test or Not to Test? Booklet
This booklet describes considerations and preparations needed prior to performing waived testing and may assist those who want to implement and oversee waived testing or offer a new test under a CLIA Certificate of Waiver. The booklet contains tips, reminders, and resources along with forms and examples for use in your testing site
CDC: Ready? Set? Test!
Online Course
Professional Societies & Organizations
American Diabetes Association (ADA)
Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM)
Formerly: American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC)
American Medical Technologists (AMT)
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS)
American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
National Kidney Foundation
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
Regulatory
eBook: CLIA Moderate Complexity Testing
December 3, 2023
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)
How to Apply for a CLIA Certificate, Including International Laboratories
Individualized Quality Control Plan (IQCP)
Individualized Quality Control Plan
CONSIDERATIONS WHEN DECIDING TO DEVELOP AN IQCP
Competency Guidelines for Public Health Laboratory Professionals
CDC and the Association of Public Health Laboratories
Sample Handling and Collection
WHO Guidelines on Drawing Blood: Best Practices in Phlebotomy
Sepsis
Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2021
Critical Care Medicine 49(11):p e1063-e1143, November 2021
Intensive Care Medicine volume 47, pages1181–1247 (2021)
CDC: Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements: 2023
Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements: 2023 – Sepsis Program Assessment Tool